Don Helling saved his best effort for last in the finals of the Andy Granatelli's STP Classic, ousting Don Glover from the top spot for his third PBA title. In the championship game Helling rang up a 238-206 victory, which wasn't quite as easy as it looked, over Glover, who had wrested the top seeded spot from Helling Friday night. The two were within several pins of each other until Helling uncorked five strikes on his last six balls. Glover had won the top-seeded spot at Pelican Lanes after a to-and-fro battle with Helling Friday night. The lead changed hands after virtually every game until Glover, faced with a 12-pin deficit going into the position round game, opened that match with seven strikes in a row and rang up a 46-188 victory over Helling. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 463 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | 206 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 624 (3 games) | 4,000 | | #4 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 206 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 223 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Burton defeated Schmidt, 228-223; Burton defeated Gearhart, 212-206; Helling defeated Burton, 225-184; and in the championship game Helling defeated Glover, 238-206.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | | 9377 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9887 | | | | 2 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9346 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9841 | | | | 3 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Tex. | | 9316 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9736 | | | | 4 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9225 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9705 | | | | 5 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9170 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9620 | | | | *6 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9116 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9476 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Dave Soutar, Tarzana, Calif. | | 9097 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9472 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8957 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9467 | | 1,700 | | 9 | | Bob Collatos, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9045 | | 13-L1-O | | 390 | | 9435 | | 1,600 | | 10 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 9078 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9408 | | 1,500 | | 11 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8987 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9377 | | 1,450 | | 12 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9062 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9362 | | 1,400 | | 13 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 9033 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9348 | | 1,350 | | 14 | | Mike Lemongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8908 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9298 | | 1,300 | | 15 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8879 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9269 | | 1,250 | | 16 | | Jimmy Wright, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8882 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9257 | | 1,200 | | 17 | | Bill Tucker, Detroit, Mich. | | 8910 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9240 | | 1,150 | | 18 | | Rich Bennett, Owego, N.Y. | | 8840 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9230 | | 1,100 | | 19 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8949 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9219 | | 1,050 | | 20 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | | 8875 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9115 | | 1,000 | | 21 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8812 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9082 | | 950 | | 22 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8770 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9040 | | 900 | | 23 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8752 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9022 | | 850 | | 24 | | Don Russell, Miami, Fla. | | 8814 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8934 | | 800 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | 3853 | $725 | | 26 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3849 | 625 | | 27 | | Jim St. John, Cameron Park, Calif. | 3830 | 600 | | 28 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3829 | 575 | | 29 | | Jim Blubaugh, St. Louis, Mo. | 3828 | 550 | | 30 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3827 | 525 | | 31 | | Rod Rodriguez, EI Paso, Texas | 3816 | 510 | | **32 | | Steve Neff, New Orleans, La. | 3814 | 500 | | 33 | | Mike Barth, Aberdeen, S.D. | 3810 | 490 | | 34 | | Jim Wantland, York, Pa. | 3806 | 480 | | 35 | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 3805 | 470 | | 36 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Cal. | 3788 | 460 | | 37 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 3782 | 445 | | | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Texas | 3782 | 445 | | 39 | | Bob Hood, Daly City, Calif. | 3777 | 430 | | 40 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3774 | 420 | | 41 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 3773 | 410 | | 42 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 3770 | 400 | | 43 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 3767 | 390 | | 44 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 3766 | 380 | | 45 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 3762 | 370 | | 46 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | 3760 | 360 | | 47 | | Bob Singleton, Houston, Texas | 3756 | 350 | | 48 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3754 | 340 | | 49 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 3751 | 330 | | 50 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3749 | 320 | | 51 | | Doak McDonnell, Burkburnett, Texas | 3746 | 310 | | 52 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3741 | 300 | | 53 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3736 | 290 | |
*Alternates. **Local entry. # Received $200 for 300 game. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Weber 4042. 24th Low-Lemongello 3856. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Ron Lisher, Gus Lampo, Max Jensen, Nelson Burton Jr., Craig Mueller. $25 each-Palmer Fallgren, Bob Collatos.
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